Omaha daily bee., 1887-05-30
The CAPITAL CITY'S PAVING.
Energetic Action Necessary From the City
Council Of Lincoln.
PREPARING FOR DECORATION
The Lucky But Reckless Ride OF a
Drunken Tramp - Extensive
Railroad Work-A Coming
Will Contest.

FROM TIE BEE > IIN'OIN BUEIAI.l
The time has arrived in the affairs of
the city of Lincoln the present year, when
the city council should act energetically
and promptly on the question of paving.
The city has voted the bonds for the
work and it wants to see the work in
operation. The council has submitted
estimates and asked for bids, and the bids
have been received and opened. Action
is now the order OF the day. The city
and citizens have had faith that the
present year would see this system of
public improvements prosecuted and the
line of dcmarkation made, that changes
the city into II city with broad paved
thoroughfarcs. The action of the council
in at once pushing forward the work
means dollars and cents to every prop
crty holder and workingman. In con-
versation with n member of the city gov
ernmcnt relative to the bids AS opened,
that official was of the opinion that they
were reasonable and should be accepted.
Property holders have pcttioned for
their favoritc materials and the city
should follow the wish of the majority in
any district and close contracts. The
propositions can be studied at will and
definite work be inauguratcd at the
earliest possible day. To those interested
and who look to the BEE for information
the propositions as published in the 0ty
papers yesterday are here reproduced:
John Lanham, asphalt blocks live years
guarantee on broken stone and sand So. ID
Brick paving ON broken stone and sand
S2Gj.
A. j. Mclean IL Co. cedar blocks, on sand
and plank, Sl.d1; on broken stone and sand
Sl. 10: concrete. ST.
j. b. Smith " Co., cedar blocks, on sand
and plank Sl.6l; ON broken stone and sand
Sl.Gl; on concrete, S1.S9.
Omaha Paving company, cedar blocks and
sand and plank. Sl.iO; on broken stone and
sand Sl,9O; Oh concrete, SCI
w. III. b. Stout, Colorado sandstone on
broken stone and sand. S2.S!H: cedar blocks
on broken stone and sand, Sl.981l; on con-
crete Sl.g7L.
Barber Asphalt company, street asphaltum,
five years M guarantee, $3.50; ten years guar
II. T. Clarke, granite on sand, $3.50; on
broken stone and sand, $500; on concrete,
S3.l6; Colorado sandstone, on sand S25S; on
broken stone and sand, S2.9S; on concrete,
S315; cedar blocks ON sand and plank, Sl.35
Oh broken stone and sand, Sl.7O; on con-
crete, Sl.A}3.
DECORATION DAY
promises to be more generally celebrated
in Lincoln to-day than ever heretofore in
the history of the city. Every civic so.
SCtJ, tiC oIi ooltlSi, tilC Sl,tlC lhlllllt,
and the university cadets will form a
part of the procession that, prior to the
public exercise, and speaking in the after
noon, will take upa line of march through
the city. Chancellor Maunatt will pre-
side ut the exercises at the campus. The
cadet band will furnish the music, the
Rev. f. w. Hunt will offer prayer, Brad
=. Cook will read the general orders,
Mrs. Il. M. j. Cooley will offer Il tribute
to the unknown dead, and the Hon. &. +.
Manderson will deliver the grafton. The
business houses will close and the day
will be generally observed by all.
EXTENSIVE RAILROAD WORK.
The firm of Cushing, Mallory " Co. is
doing a heavier business than ever here
toforc in contract work on railway con-
structIon. On the B. Il nj. extension,
westward from Central City to Ord and
the Loup valley country this firm have
300 miles under contract, and there are
at work on the grading already over 1900
teams. Cushing, Mallory Co. are also
pushing the work on the 4. Il Nj. exten-
sion from Wahoo to Schuyler and have
500 men and 800 teams on construction
work there. This amount Of work every
thirty days involves pay day that distri-
buteS a fortune every month among the
sub.contractors, and the work is being
prosecuted with the greatest energy.
A RECKLESS RIDE.
A day ago, when the Omaha afternoon
express was nearing Waverly, the fire.
was surprised to see on the trucks OF
rear coach the protruding feet and legs
of man who was evidently stealing a
ride. From appearances, this steerage
passenger was about equally balanced
from falling inward between the wheels
and outward on the track, loss of bal.
ance either way that meant destruction.
The train was called to a halt to meet a
passing train at Waverly, and when the
trainmen removed the tramp from the
trucks he was found to be so drunk that
ne could not stand alone. How he man
aged to ride the ten miles was mystery,
and ride of few miles further would
undoubtedly have ended him.
A COMING CONTEST OF WILL.
1t is quietly understood among a very
few that contest will be instituted in tho
courts against the execution of the will
of the late T. p Quick. The will of Mr..
Quick was made in 1882, and his prop
crty. then valued at something over
100000, was left largely yo,.h to his wife, wife,
ments, but not to be available
to them until they were twenty-five
yeais of age. Since the making OF the
will in 1882, Mr.. Quick has accumulated
some $60,OOO more in property that
it is understood is not definitely pro-
vlueu Tor IN the Will. lnere are
rumors in effect that the son of MIR.
Quick, by former wife, will figure in
the contest, and the revival OF legal
points raised twelve years ago may fol-
low. The papers in the contest have not
been filed yet, but, upon excellent suthor-
ity, the papers are prepared, and when
they reach publicity they will be found to
contain great many legal points that
will undoubtedly make out of the case
one that in the trial will attract unusual
interest.
brief NOTES.
Judge Morris, of Crete, was in the city
Saturday, collecting from the attorneys
cash for the erection of the lawyers
building ut the Crete Chautauqua
grounds. The Judge met with excellent
success ut the Lincoln bar.
The jury in the Stoddard damage suit
is having a long and sorry siege of it. Yes.
Yesterday they were entering upon their
third day and night in the jury room, and
no signs OF compassion were visible from
the judge.
A. b. Smith and his corps Of town site
surveyors for the Lincoln town site com.
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